Press Release – Regional Management Council Voices Concerns about Sustaining Island Fishing Traditions
HONOLULU (13 June 2016) The Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council concluded its 166th meeting Friday at Tumon Bay, US Territory of Guam, with discussions focused on the challenges of keeping the tradition of fishing alive in the US Pacific Islands....Press Release – From FestPac to West Pac, Guam Governor Remains Focused on Ocean Resources, Island Ancestors
TUMON BAY, GUAM (9 June 2016) The Honorable Eddie Calvo, Governor of Guam, opened the 166th meeting of the Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council today in Tumon Bay, Guam, with words of respect and love for the ocean. “We have limited land spaces and a...Press Release – Fishery Management Council Acts on CNMI Request to Help with Sea Turtle, Shark Issues
COMMONWEALTH OF THE NORTHERN MARIANA ISLAND (7 March 2016) The Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council today in Saipan responded to the request by Victor Hocog, Acting Governor of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI), for assistance to...Press Release – CNMI Lt. Gov. Hocog Asks Fishery Management Council to Collaborate on Three Key Issues
COMMONWEALTH OF THE NORTHERN MARIANA ISLAND (6 March 2016) Acting Gov. Victor Hocog of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) today asked the Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council to work with the Commonwealth to address regulations that...Council Sends Letter to President Obama about NWHI monument expansion request
On April 8, 2016, the Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council wrote to President Obama regarding a January 2016 request to expand the expand the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument (PMNM) around the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands (NWHI). Click...Upcoming Events
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